I feel a little silly asking because I don’t really eat too much. What I do is order too much or cook too much and I know it before I do it. I am afraid of not having enough food for the meal I think. I do this over and over again. My wife seems to think it is because I went through a starvation period when I was younger. I am tempted to agree with her assessment. I was booted from the nest too early and for a couple of years I was in serious danger or losing my way. I recovered, but I was many pounds lighter. 20 years later, I find myself still ordering too much food or cooking more food then I need. Then I throw it out when I am done with the meal. I'm pretty good about stopping when I am full so that’s not an issue.
I would like to learn ways of getting myself to stop though. I am already aware that I do this and even tell myself that it’s too much food before I finish prepping the meal. I even go so far as to tell myself that I can order more or cook more if I need too. Still I can’t stop, lol. So what other methods can I try to curb my over ordering/cooking?